PE

• Sport pertains to any form of physical activity or game, it is often competitive and organized, that aims to maintain or improve physical ability and skills of a player while providing enjoyment and entertainment to spectators
• Individual/Dual Sports


  • Foster a higher amount of discipline, self-confidence, focus and passion
  • The individual player is solely responsible for winning or losing, succeeding, or failing
• Dual Sports


  • Played by two people playing against each other
  • Similar to team sports, but it's a 1V1 (one versus one) competition
• Team Sports


  • Many variables are considered to determine the success or failure of the team
  • Individual qualities and skills are helpful, but performance will not rely on a single talent
  • A team's performance or success depends on the collective effort of all its players
• Frequency

  Number of sessions in a week
• Intensity

  Difficulty level of the exercise or work demand
• Time

  Duration or distance covered in an exercise session
• Type


  Mode of exercise or activity
• Technical skills


  The basics of playing the game
• Tactical skills


  The strategies to take advantage during the game
• Rules of the game


  Set of rules on how the game is played, violations, penalties, how to score points, how many players are allowed, etc.
• Officiating


  Officials of the game, their duties and responsibilities of calling for violations, penalties, points, etc. and regulating fair play
• Preparation/Planning


  1. Date, time and duration of training

  2. Objectives/goal

  3. Equipment needed during training
• Training proper


  1. Warm-up/stretching

  2. Teaching new skills/practicing previously taught skills

  3. Scrimmage/practice game

  4. Cool down and assessment
• Health related physical fitness

  Aerobic capacity, muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility and body composition of an individual
• Skill related physical fitness

  Also called sports fitness or motor fitness, one of the factors that influence skill related performance is hereditary, but it can be improved
• Safety equipment, hydration, performing moderate-intensity physical activity, and considering weather conditions are important safety measures in playing games/sports
• Badminton is a court or lawn game played with lightweight rackets and a shuttlecock

  
• Racket


  The most important tool of a player in the game, parts include the head, throat, shaft and handle
• Shuttlecock


  A small ball at the front to give speed, and feathers protruding from it to help it float when it is hit high into the air
• Badminton court


  44 feet long by 22 feet wide if playing doubles, and 44 feet long by 17 feet wide for singles, with a net 5 feet high stretching across the width of the court at its center

  
• 7 Basic Badminton Skills

  • Grip
  • Stance
  • Footwork
  • Serve
  • Smash
  • Drop Shot
  • Clear or Lob

  
• Grip

  The right grip in holding the racket is important to achieve control on shots while avoiding wrist injury, a proper grip allows playing both backhand and forehand strokes effortlessly
• Stance

  There are 3 types: Attacking Stance, Defensive Stance, and Net Stance, each used for different situations in the game
• Explains how to optimize the energy systems for safe and improved performance, and explains the value of optimizing one's health through participation in physical activity assessment
• Attacking Stance

  • Used to get into position before playing an overhead forehand stroke
  • Turn body facing the sidelines with racket leg behind and both legs shoulder-width apart
  • Raise both racket and non-racket arm to generate the power to attack the shuttle on its downward trajectory

  
• Defensive Stance

  • Face the body to the net
  • Place racket in front at waist height, slightly pointing forward
  • Keep non-racket arm comfortable while ensuring better balance
• Net Stance

  • Place foot on racket side forward while keeping non-racket foot at the back
  • Place racket in front of the body, slightly above waist height while raising the non-racket arm
  • Shift the body weight slightly forward to be ready to pounce forward
• Footwork

  • Always remember the base (starting point)
  • Move only 2-3 steps backwards
  • Shuffle only 1 step sidewards
  • Move only 2-3 steps front
• High Serve

  • Aims at the back-end corner of the opponent's court
  • Shuttle drops steeply downwards at the back end of the court
  • Presented to opponents having ability to executing a strong smash
  • Opponent can reply with a lob or a drop

  
• Low Serve

  • Aims to the front of the court
  • Shuttle flies just above the net landing in the front corner of the court
  • Opponent has the opportunity to dash forward and smash the shuttle
• Forehand Smash

  • Overhead smash similar to the action of throwing a ball
• Backhand Smash

  • One of the toughest strokes in badminton
  • Getting the backhand grip is extremely important
  • Important to return back to stance
• Jumping Smash

  • Forehand smash with a timed jump added to it
• Drop Shot

  • Delicate badminton shots that can win you points in deception
  • Played with both backhand and forehand
  • Used to move the opponent to the frontcourt

  
• Clear or Lob

  • Shot with an inverted 'U' trajectory
  • Lifted or 'lobbed' over the opponent
  • Aims to land as near to the baseline as possible, at an angle that is impossible to clear
• The first player/team to score 21 points wins the rally
• If the game reaches 20-20, players can win the set if they got 2 points ahead of their opposing player
• If the scores of the player reaches 29-29, the first team to reaches the score of 30 wins the game and have the opportunity to serve in the next set
• In singles, the server stands in his right service court when his score is even and his left service court when his score is odd